Japanese

What color is Japan? It's pink like cherry blossoms and green like tea. Children will explore the volcanoes of the Ring of Fire and learn about traditional tatami mats. Along the way, they will be introduced to ten colors in...

For the numbers one to ten, the Japanese language offers two sets of numbers. In Count Your Way through Japan, Jim Haskins uses the set based on Chinese numbers to count such aspects of Japanese life as Japan's one Mount...

The people of Japan love to celebrate! In fact, they love it so much they have a day of celebration, whether it's a change in season, a religious observance, or just a special moment in life, every month of the year...

Singing turtles, flying farmers and a dragon who cries--these are just some of the magical characters you'll meet in this delightful collection of children's stories. This beautifully illustrated book follows our classic and...

Practical, reliable and convenient! Japanese a language map is the must-have language guide for anyone traveling to Japan.This Language Map gives you essential words and phrases at a glance. Each Language Map provides...

To young Princess Jingu, the Japanese Imperial Palace in the 4th century is full of secrets. Why is she not allowed any visitors or friends when other children run and play together? Why is she the only princess with a...

A re-telling of a Japanese folk tale, with paintings inspired by 19th-century Japanese prints. Hana and Tanjo long for a child. Buddha listens to their prayers - but the baby grows no bigger than a lotus blossom.

Ten favorite stories from Japan can be found in Little One-Inch and Other Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, including the wonderful title story that follows Little One-Inch on his exciting adventures. Also included are...

In a small Japanese village, a poor monk and his cat Tama live a simple life at the Kotoku Monastery. One day, a great storm passes through the village, and Tama is caught in the rain outside the temple. She waits under the...

This handy, convenient volume is the ideal dictionary for beginning students and travelers. Featuring the essential vocabulary appropriate to beginning and lower intermediate students, the Pocket Japanese Dictionary covers...

According to legend, Japanese villagers once lived in fear of great hulking ogres called Onis who considered babies'' belly buttons the tastiest of all treats. When they raided a village it was the babies they stole. In a...

This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, based on a tale from Japanese folklore. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. When Momotaro was found...

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic story...

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic story...

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic story...

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic story...

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic story...

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic story...

This retelling of the most famous Japanese folktale captures positive values, love and kindness. A toymaker who cares for an injured cat ends up having his own life saved and is repaid with good fortune. This classic story...

Nanami has two grandmothers: Baachan, who lives with her family in Japan, and Gram, who lives in Maine. When Gram visits Japan one spring Baachan takes her and Nanami to the seaside to gather wakame, a long, curvy seaweed...